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50 Modern Thanksgiving Recipes to Cure You of Any Holiday Fatigue

Try new takes on Thanksgiving favorites, like stuffing-crusted turkey cutlets and cheesy stuffing.
A stuffed turkey breast wrapped in bacon on a platter with two pieces sliced off.
Photo by Christopher Testani

From pastrami and bacon-wrapped turkeys to malted walnut pies and BLT oyster stuffings, these tweaks on traditional recipes will keep the vibe fresh and exciting at your holiday table, year after year.

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    Radicchio Salad With Sour Cream Ranch

    With salty, sweet, and creamy components, this recipe is more than just a salad: It's a fully realized side dish.

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    Shingled Sweet Potatoes With Harissa

    The classic savory-sweet side gets a makeover with the addition of harissa for an extra hint of spicy-earthiness. We promise you won’t miss the marshmallows.

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    Photo by Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski
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    Broccoli Caesar

    You've never met a better, brighter riff on the classic Caesar than this raw broccoli twist.

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    Photo by Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski
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    Parsnip Confit With Pickled Currants

    Parsnips bathed in warm olive oil and bejeweled with currents means you'll never look at root vegetables the same way again.

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    Cranberry Linzer Tart

    Inside two layers of buttery, crumbly walnut crust hides a tart cranberry filling.

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    Stir-Fried Brussels Sprouts

    With this brussels sprouts recipe, get straight to the good stuff: those sweet, bright green, tender-crisp leaves.

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    Burnished Potato Nuggets

    Behold, your new standard for roasted potatoes: puck-size oven fries with creamy insides and unimaginably crunchy exteriors.

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    Photo by Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott, food styling by Rebecca Jurkevich, prop styling by Kalen Kaminski
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    Umami Gravy

    We made it our business to create an excellent gravy with store-bought broth—no ham hocks, chicken parts, or hours-long simmering involved. You're welcome.

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    Glazed Shallots With Chile and Thyme

    These sweet and saucy shallots are your best answer to an effortless, plan-way-ahead side.

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    Wild Rice Dressing

    This savory wild rice dish is the ultimate gluten-free stuffing, doubling as a holiday-appropriate grain salad with lots of fresh herbs.

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    Spicy Cranberry Sauce

    Jalapeño and lime give this year's cranberry sauce the zesty-spicy kick it deserves.

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    Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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    Set-It-and-Forget-It Roast Pork Shoulder

    Scoring the skin isn’t just for looks; it helps the fat render and makes the roast easy to slice.

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    Alex Lau
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    Stuffing-Fried Turkey Tenders

    We combined two great Thanksgiving traditions in this recipe—deep-fried whole turkeys (which requires an outdoor cooking vessel and a scary amount of hot oil), and the flavors of stuffing, which are worked into a crunchy coating for these tenders.

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    Bobbi Lin
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    Hasselback Butternut Squash with Bay Leaves

    Roasting the butternut with several bay leaves slipped between the slices results in a subtle aromatic backdrop for the chile glaze.

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    Michael Graydon + Nikole Herriott
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    Cranberry and Walnut Relish

    With just a hint of sweetness, this bright, bracing uncooked relish is an antidote to all the saccharine jellylike cranberry sauces out there (unless you’re into that sort of thing).

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    Gentl & Hyers
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    Roasted Carrots with Creamy Nuoc Cham Dressing

    This roasted carrots recipe makes extra dressing, which is good because you’ll want to use it on your next burger, over broiled salmon, or in a grain salad.

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